Mummies had cancer? A brief history of a long-lived disease
By Virginia Nowakowski, NPHR Editor One hundred years ago, you were most likely to die from pneumonia. That’s if tuberculosis or diarrhea didn’t finish you off, according [...]
colon cancer
Public Health in the News (10/7/18 – 10/13/18)
By Grace Bellinger, NPHR Editor-in-Chief Global Large literature review finds that vitamin D supplements do not help prevent fractures, increase bone mineral density, or [...]
The Updated Guidelines for Colorectal Cancer Screening
By Grace Bellinger, NPHR Blog Editor Two weeks ago today, the American Cancer Society released updated guidelines regarding colorectal cancer screening. Colorectal cancer [...]
Public Health in the News (5/27/18 – 6/2/18)
By Grace Bellinger, NPHR Blog Editor National The American Cancer Society now recommends colorectal cancer screening starting at age 45, rather than age 50. President Trump [...]
Public Health in the News (4/1/18 – 4/7/18)
By Grace Bellinger, NPHR Blog Editor Global Study finds that higher doses of tuberculosis medications than that recommended by the World Health Organization may be necessary [...]
Public Health in the News (12/31/17 – 1/6/18)
By Grace Bellinger, NPHR Blog Editor Global The World Health Organization has approved an effective and inexpensive typhoid vaccine for global use. National The American [...]
Public Health in the News (8/6/17 – 8/12/17)
By Grace Bellinger – Blog Editor Global Analysis by Spanish researchers suggests that tai chi may reduce the incidence of falls by improving the balance of older adults. [...]
Public Health in the News – March 16th
Global Rice was genetically modified to contain Vitamin A. Many groups opposing genetically modified foods stopped this “Golden rice” from being introduced to [...]
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